Using a detailed data set at the tariff line level, we find an emulator effect of multilateralism on subsequent …

of regionalism and of worldwide democratization since the late 1980s. …

for the perspective that the region can follow. In doing so, it attempts an analysis of the goals of regionalism in …

This paper reviews the theoretical and the empirical literature on regionalism. The formation of regional trade … would stall or reverse; and that multilateralism could be undermined. Theoretically, all of these concerns are legitimate … stalled external liberalization have materialized, while the undermining of multilateralism has not been properly tested …

We examine the effect of regionalism on unilateral trade liberalization using industry-level data on applied MFN …